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and
1[ and; unstressed uhnd, uhn, after a homorganic consonant, n ]
conjunction
- (used to connect grammatically coordinate words, phrases, or clauses) along or together with; as well as; in addition to; besides; also; moreover:
pens and pencils.
- added to; plus:
2 and 2 are 4.
- then:
He read for an hour and went to bed.
- also, at the same time:
to sleep and dream.
- then again; repeatedly:
He coughed and coughed.
- (used to imply different qualities in things having the same name):
There are bargains and bargains, so watch out.
- (used to introduce a sentence, implying continuation) also; then:
And then it happened.
- Informal. to (used between two finite verbs):
Try and do it. Call and see if she's home yet.
- (used to introduce a consequence or conditional result):
He felt sick and decided to lie down for a while. Say one more word about it and I'll scream.
- but; on the contrary:
He tried to run five miles and couldn't. They said they were about to leave and then stayed for two more hours.
- (used to connect alternatives):
He felt that he was being forced to choose between his career and his family.
- (used to introduce a comment on the preceding clause):
They don't like each other—and with good reason.
- Archaic. if: Compare an 2.
and you please.
noun
- an added condition, stipulation, detail, or particular:
He accepted the job, no ands or buts about it.
AND
2[ and ]
noun
- a Boolean operator that returns a positive result when both operands are positive.
-and
1suffix forming nouns
- indicating a person or thing that is to be dealt with in a specified way
multiplicand
analysand
dividend
AND
2abbreviation for
- Andorra (international car registration)
and
3/ ən; ənd; ænd /
conjunction
- along with; in addition to
boys and girls
- as a consequence
he fell down and cut his knee
- afterwards
we pay the man and go through that door
- preceded bygood or nice (intensifier)
the sauce is good and thick
- plus
two and two equals four
- used to join identical words or phrases to give emphasis or indicate repetition or continuity
we ran and ran
better and better
it rained and rained
- used to join two identical words or phrases to express a contrast between instances of what is named
there are jobs and jobs
- informal.used in place of to in infinitives after verbs such as try, go, and come
try and see it my way
- an obsolete word for if Informal spellingsanan''n
and it please you
noun
- usually plural an additional matter or problem
ifs, ands, or buts
Usage Note
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Idioms and Phrases
- and so forth, and the like; and others; et cetera:
We discussed traveling, sightseeing, and so forth.
- and so on, and more things or others of a similar kind; and the like:
It was a summer filled with parties, picnics, and so on.
Example Sentences
As an example of good science-and-society policymaking, the history of fluoride may be more of a cautionary tale.
As this list shows, punishments typically run to a short-ish jail sentence and/or a moderately hefty fine.
Yes, Byrd—dead four-and-a-half years now—was a Kleagle in the Ku Klux Klan.
Later that night, that same black-and-red banner would be seen again—in the column of marchers chanting for dead cops.
The kids are out of school, Mom is out of get-up-and-go, Dad is out of work.
She also practises etching, pen-and-ink drawing, as well as crayon and water-color sketching.
No law of that country must exceed in words the number of letters in their alphabet, which consists only in two-and-twenty.
Mr. Spurrell came down to see a horse, and we shall be very glad to have the benefit of his opinion by-and-by.
They were eaten too quickly, in long gulps of four-and-twenty hours at a time.
He walked over to the table and mixed two tumblers of whiskey-and-soda, wondering why he had not thought of it before.
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